Children’s Budget 2019
| September 10, 2019 |
First Focus on Children is proud to introduce the 13th annual release of its signature Children’s Budget publication, a comprehensive analysis of how kids …
Ruling on Affordable Care Act Endangers Children
Michele Kayal | December 19, 2019 |
Statement from Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus on Children WASHINGTON, D.C. — In declaring the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate unconstitutional and returning the …
Statement: First Focus on Children Calls on Administration to Stick to Plan to Ban All Flavored E-Cigarettes
Michele Kayal | November 22, 2019 |
After today’s discussion in the White House regarding the vaping epidemic that has led roughly 5 million children to use e-cigarettes, Bruce Lesley, president …
Updated Model Comment: On Proposed Changes to Categorical Eligibility in SNAP
Rachel Merker (Former Staff) | October 24, 2019 |
A proposed rule would essentially eliminate Broad Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE), a state option that allows states to streamline SNAP eligibility for families who …
Updated Comment on Proposed Revisions to Categorical Eligibility Provisions in SNAP
Rachel Merker (Former Staff) | October 24, 2019 |
On October 24th, 2019, First Focus on Children submitted the following updated comment opposing a proposed rule by the US Department of Agriculture that …
Comment on Proposed Changes to SNAP Standard Utility Allowance Calculation
| October 23, 2019 |
On October 23, 2019, First Focus on Children submitted a comment to the US Department of Agriculture on a proposed rule to remove state …